Friday, March 18, 2022

Dear God,

Loving God, your people are hurting.  The suffering in Ukraine is unimaginable.  When I look into the eyes of frightened children and terrified mothers, I can't begin to comprehend what is happening to them.  So, I ask the question:  Why, O God, why is this happening?  Why do tyrants destroy human lives?  Why?  Yes, I do believe we are all capable of evil but why do we step across the line to hurt others?

How do we say NO to evil?  How do we stop this destruction?  How do we eradicate evil from humanity?  Is peace not enough?  Is the lack of conflict boring?  Is loving our neighbor too much to ask?  

Help us

help one another,

Merciful God.

Pour out

your loving compassion

on all

your hurting people.

These are

your children,

our sisters

and brothers.

Rid us

of our desire

to destroy,

damage and harm

Return us

to love

that created us,

I plead.

Love, Andrea